right now, there are cease-fire talks going on in cairo, the head of hamas and islamic jihad, a number of negotiators through the egyptians who then talk to the israelis about cease-fire terms. the idea here going forward would be sometime 24 to 48 hours, in order to prevent that ground war, that's if they can get a cease-fire in place and at that point we would know whether we're going to a ground war which could last weeks or perhaps longer or if both sides call it a day and more in their debt and of course, civilian casualties on both sides. >> kelly: we hope the cease-fire takes place, we know the military is prepared and what they train for, what about the civilians living in israel. hearing those sirens go off. you can only imagine what it's like to hear sirens going off, not knowing if a rocket is going to strike your home, your place of business, or even the beach front where you're enjoying a time with your family. what's the atmosphere, the mood among the civilians there? >> over the past couple of days, this country has gone from its sort of joyful normal self to all of a su